“His selection isn’t just a conflict of interest — it’s an aggressive step toward handing America’s mail system over to corporate interests,” Brian Renfroe, the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, said in a statement. “Private shippers have been waiting to get USPS out of parcel delivery for years.”

  • Zenith@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    15 hours ago

    Why was Biden supposedly unable to get rid of DeJoy yet this dude can step in no problem?

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      17
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      15 hours ago

      Because the bulk of Democrats are owned and financed by the same oligarchs funding Republicans/Trump — America is (functionally equivalent to) a corporate dictatorship, merely masquerading as a democracy, and has been for many decades.

    • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      14 hours ago

      Because a panel manages the postmaster, not the president, and there have to be very specific reasons for removal.

      And now, DeJoy stepped down. He was not removed.

      Now someone new was selected.